2011 West Bengal alcohol poisonings explained

The 2011 West Bengal alcohol poisonings killed 167 people in December 2011^[1] in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal after consumption of spurious liquor mixed with methanol (methyl alcohol).^[2]

See also

• Alcohol prohibition in India
• List of alcohol poisonings in India

Notes and References

1. Web site: West Bengal hooch tragedy: Death toll rises to 167, many critical : East, News - India Today . Indiatoday.intoday.in . 2011-12-16 . 2016-09-02.
2. Web site: Bengal hooch tragedy: Toll rises to 150; hunt on for alleged kingpin . Ndtv.com . 2011-12-16 . 2016-09-02.